Did he kill my computer or it needs power supply?

Question

I have an older 90's model Dell Sabre computer with a new(er) motherboard and processor inside, recently someone installed an ethernet port into it, and when I turned it back on the power light just kind of blinked a little, faded away, and now the computer will not power on at all. I have replaced the power supply a couple years back, could the ethernet port have blown it, or is it fried? I have some important files on this computer not backed up that I really want to retrieve.

Answer 1

It is really hard to say if the board has anything at all to do with the power distribution problem. However, you should call another tech and have it checked again and send the bill to the first one. It is possible that a cable came unplugged, or the installed port is not seated properly, although I don't see how that would cause this problem. It is unlikely that your power supply has been compromised, but it is possible that the system has too many peripherals and needs a power supply upgrade to accommodate the new configuration. I would recommend that you do not open the system yourself unless you know what your looking for. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The ethernet port didn't do anything to it. More than likely the power supply has died. You'll still be able to retrieve everything on your pc. Just get a new power supply.

Answer 3

You most likely just need a new power supply. It sounds more like the power supply is not strong enough to run with he NIC card installed. If you take out the NIC card I bet the computer will boot without a problem.

Answer 4

Take out the Hard drive and restrieve it on a different PC...

No, the Ethernet Port has nothing to do with... I am a PC Specialist.

Answer 5

For the most part, your data should be recoverable by removing the hard drive and putting it in another computer.

To get your computer to boot, try to remove the ethernet card and try to re-boot.

Hope this helps

Answer 6

it sounds as though you psu had died, it's unlikely the ethernet card would blow the psu unless it's faulty, you can retrieve data of you computer if you by removing the hard disk setting the jumper to slave and fitting temporarily in another computer you'll them be able to access your data and save it

Answer 7

once you plugged on your capacity twine, you will possibly have inadvertently hit the interrupt change. verify its to the on place (or in case your uncertain, attempt powering up in the two positions). i does not propose switching the capacity grant pondering the age distinction, b/c it ought to not be waiting to place out sufficient juice to capacity each and every little thing. additionally, the easy thank you to tell if its the capacity grant or Motherboard is (assuming you tried the answer i discussed previously) examine the voltage putting (purple change) frequently it says like 112v or 113v, if its set greater, you should blow the fuse interior the capacity grant (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASSSSSSE do not attempt to open the capacity grant, b/c the capacity grant's capacitors carry incredibly a lot of electrical energy for long sessions of time. and 112v is sufficient to renounce your heart). regardless of if it somewhat is set greater, to 220v, then you certainly might have fried the two motherboard and capacity grant, and its going to be extra value-effective to interchange the pc on the grounds that its so previous, and legacy aspects value extra.

Answer 8

Check one at time. If you can't find the problem, bring it to the qualified tech

Answer 9

If you have no power anywhere at all.
Then for sure its your power supply unit.